Anthony Bourdain, the long-time host of No Reservations, is leaving the Travel Channel for CNN.
To quote the press release, "Launching in early 2013, the show will be shot on location and examine cultures from around the world through their food and dining and travel rituals. Slated to air domestically on Sundays in prime time with repeat airings on Saturday nights, it will mark a further step in broadening and distinguishing CNN’s weekend programming from its traditional weekday news coverage."
The show will still be produced by Zero Point Zero Production, who had done pretty much all of his shows. It sounds awfully similar to No Reservations, with maybe more emphasis on travel. It would be interesting to see how different or the same this show will be to his other ones.
A bold hire by CNN - it is certainly a big splash to expand their brand beyond news. Mr. Y speculated that Tony is moving because of friction with his boss, Scripps, who bought out the Travel Channel and also owns the Food Network, and Tony has been very vocal about how much he hates the Food Network. I'm more cynical - I think CNN simply offers Tony a lot of money. :)
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